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Our Correspondent, Barisal

Mahbubuddin, Bir Bikram widely known as SP Mahbub, who was on the run from Barisal-5 constituency as an independent candidate, suspended his run in support of AL Nominee Col. Zahid Faruk Shamim.

SP Mahbub with his supporters attended a function on Friday in which he announced he will not run in the parliamentary poll and extended his support to Col. Zahid Faruk.

Col. Shamim hailed the decision of SP Mahbub.

City AL leaders and BCC Mayor and a huge number of AL workers were present on the occasion.

Zahiruddin Swapan, a central BNP leader, who became an independent candidate from Barisal-1 constituency failing to win a BNP ticket also has decided to abandon his plan to run independently. . He abandoned his run in support of BNP candidate Engineer Abdus Sobhan after Supreme Court validated Soban's canidature.